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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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