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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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