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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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