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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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