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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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