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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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