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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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