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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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