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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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