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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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