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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major 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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