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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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