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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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