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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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