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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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