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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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