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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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