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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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