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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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