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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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