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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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