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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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