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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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