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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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