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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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