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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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