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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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