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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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