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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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