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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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