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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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