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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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