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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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