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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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