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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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