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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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