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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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