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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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