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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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