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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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