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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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