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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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