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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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