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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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