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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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