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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important 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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