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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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