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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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