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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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