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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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