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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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