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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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