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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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