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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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