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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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