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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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