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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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