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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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