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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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