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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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