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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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