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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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