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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the 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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