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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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