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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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