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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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