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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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