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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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