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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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