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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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