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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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