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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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