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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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