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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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