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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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