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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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