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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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