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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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