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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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