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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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