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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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