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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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