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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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