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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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