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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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