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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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