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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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