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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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