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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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