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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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