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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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