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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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