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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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