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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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