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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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