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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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