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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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