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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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