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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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