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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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