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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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