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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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