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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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