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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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