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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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