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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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