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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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