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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes 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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