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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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