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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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