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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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