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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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