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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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