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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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