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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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