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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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