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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important 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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