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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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