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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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