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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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