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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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