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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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