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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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