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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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