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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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