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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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