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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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