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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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