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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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