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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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