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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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