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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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