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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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