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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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