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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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