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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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