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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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