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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models 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 in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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