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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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