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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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