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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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