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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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