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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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