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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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