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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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