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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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