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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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