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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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