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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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