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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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