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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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