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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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