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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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