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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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