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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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