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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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