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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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