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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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