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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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