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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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