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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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