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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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