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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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