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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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