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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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