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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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