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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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