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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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