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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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