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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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