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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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