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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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