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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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