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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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