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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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