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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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