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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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