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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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