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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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