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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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