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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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