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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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