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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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