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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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