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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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