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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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