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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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