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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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