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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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