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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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