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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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