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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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