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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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