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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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