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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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