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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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