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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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