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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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