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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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