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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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