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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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