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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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