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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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