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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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