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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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