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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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