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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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