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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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