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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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