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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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