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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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