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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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