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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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