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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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