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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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