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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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