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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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