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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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