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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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