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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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