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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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