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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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