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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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