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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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