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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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