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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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