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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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