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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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