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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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