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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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