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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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