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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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