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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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