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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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