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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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