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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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