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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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