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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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