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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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