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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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