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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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