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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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