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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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