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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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