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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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