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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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