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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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