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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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