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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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