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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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