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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models 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 handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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