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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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