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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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