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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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