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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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