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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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