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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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