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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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