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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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