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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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