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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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