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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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