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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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