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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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