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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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