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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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