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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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