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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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