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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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