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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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