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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses 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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