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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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