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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education