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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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