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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key 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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