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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes 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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