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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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