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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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