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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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