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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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