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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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