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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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