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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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