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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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