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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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