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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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