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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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