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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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