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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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