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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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