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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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