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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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