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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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