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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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