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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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