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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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