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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 (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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