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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key 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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