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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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