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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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