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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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