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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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