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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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