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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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