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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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