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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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