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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the 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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