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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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