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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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