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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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