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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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