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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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