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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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