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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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