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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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