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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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