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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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