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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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