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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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