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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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