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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the 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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