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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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