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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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