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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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