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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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