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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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