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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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