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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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