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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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