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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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