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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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