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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 (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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