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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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