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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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