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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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