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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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