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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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