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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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