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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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