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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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