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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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