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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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