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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources