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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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