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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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