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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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