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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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