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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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