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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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