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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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