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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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