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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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