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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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