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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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