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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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