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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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