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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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