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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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