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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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