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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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