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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate 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 distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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