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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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