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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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