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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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