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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people 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 topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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