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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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