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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education