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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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