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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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