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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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