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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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