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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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