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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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