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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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