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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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