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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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