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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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