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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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