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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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