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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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