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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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