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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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