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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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