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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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