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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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