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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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