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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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