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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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