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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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