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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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