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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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