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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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