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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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