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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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