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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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