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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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