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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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