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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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