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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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