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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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