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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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