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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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