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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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