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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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