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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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