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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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