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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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