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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)