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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major 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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