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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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