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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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