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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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