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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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