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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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