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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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