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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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