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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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