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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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