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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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