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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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