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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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