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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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