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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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