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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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