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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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