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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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