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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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