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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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