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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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