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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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