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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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