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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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