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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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