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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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