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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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