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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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