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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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