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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important 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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