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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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