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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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