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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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