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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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