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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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