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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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