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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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