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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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