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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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