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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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