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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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