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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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