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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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