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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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