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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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