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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators 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 innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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