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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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