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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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