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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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