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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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