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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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