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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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