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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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