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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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