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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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