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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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