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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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