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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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