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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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