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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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