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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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