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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major 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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