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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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