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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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