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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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