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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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