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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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