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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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