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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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