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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts 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 subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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