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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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