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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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