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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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