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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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