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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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