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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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