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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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