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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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