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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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