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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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