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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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