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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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