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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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