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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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