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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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