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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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