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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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