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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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