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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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