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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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