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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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