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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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