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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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