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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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