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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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