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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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