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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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