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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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