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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure 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 MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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