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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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