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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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