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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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