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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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