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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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